"Is that it?" I asked. Honestly, I thought she was going to ask for money or fame or something. I know she is already famous in Japan, which is because she acts like a clown as soon as she sees cameras, but if I introduce her to BSPR, then she'll be famous worldwide. Whatever, this is just to my benefit. The last thing we would want in BSPR is an overly-customised robot who repeats rituals lik a parrot.
"Fine." I said with a sigh. I can tell I'm not going to like her one bit.
"Really, you'll go out with me? I didn't think you'll give in so easily." She thought out loud. She is a bit too into herself for someone with such little talents. I walked outside and slammed the door behind me. Now it was back to base.
How can someone sleep so easily? "She's sleep." Masako informed as she trailed behind me. Her name is the most unusual to me. "Stating the obvious would just make you look stupid. Why don't you say something worth my time?" I answered back. I was tired and therefore grumpy. And she was really irritating me. "Don't you have anything else to do? Other than following me everywhere I go? I don't remember paying you to be my body guard." Masako turned on her heel and walked off, before coming to a stop and saying, "Bye! And just so you know, there are no spirits around here." Then she went home.
Instead of waking the brainless girl, I decided to research her instead. I used the nametag on her bag. Mai Tanyiama. I thought searching her last name would be best, as it was clear that she was somehow related to the incidence. But what I found almost shocking were these four lines:
Mary Tanyiama arrested for purposeful attempt of murder towards an unknown victim.
She run over him by a car resulting in the person to become severely injured.
The police is keeping the information about the boy away from the public.
She left a message for her daughter Mai Tanyiama…
I wonder how Eugene would feel about this. The fact that I met his near murderer's daughter in a case. The main question was; if this was top secret to the police than why would Mai know so much, without having the fear of sharing it with a stranger.
She stirred in front of me. I guess I must've realised that a bit too late as when I stopped reading the article, she was just staring at me. "Who are you, and why am I in the school building?" She asked. She was confused and she forgot. "Oh I remember, you're that creepy guy from this afternoon. What time is it?" She continued. I closed my laptop.
"Yes I am the creepy guy from this, or should I say yesterday's afternoon. And it's 2 in the morning of the supposedly next day."
Her jaw dropped. I guess it's kind of unusual for normal people to stay in a haunted place until the morning. "Why do I sleep so fast?"
"Because you have a microscopic brain that cannot work for more than 20 minutes." I responded. She does. I feel like she'll be the best test subject for a dumb experiment. I cleared my throat. "Back to business. Why is it that I have to find out online that you are the woman's child? As in, the woman who nearly killed that guy from the accident you told me."
"H-how did you find out?" Seriously? I just said I found it online! How stupid can you get?
"Remind me to refer you to an ear specialist. I just said I found it online."
"I really need to go home. It's too late!" She stood up to go, but I stopped her.
"I understand that you think it's late but I don't understand why you're running away. Is it because of the fact that your mother is actually at fault. Or is it the fact that you hit your head and killed all of your poor courage brain cells?"
"None! What is it that you want of me?"
"Hospital address, scene address, police station, how you know all of the story in detail and how you know what happened afterwards." I listed them all in my head before. So I was good to go.
"No way! I will tell you none of those things. Now stop bothering me and go to the police station to find your answers." Police station. I'm sure they can read your brain and tell me how you know stuff that even the nurse in Gene's hospital probably doesn't know. I had an idea, but I wasn't sure if it was worth it. I'm not the one to hold a grudge but still.
"Miss Tanyiama, I am willing to offer you a deal. Sit down." I commanded. She sat down. She takes orders of the her non-authorities pretty quickly. She nodded for me to go on.
"If you help through the investigation for my brother and the ones surrounding it, I will drop the charges on your mother. Purposefully or not. After all, she can't prove that it was an accident. Even if she was innocent."
She nodded. "She is innocent, I just know it. Why would my mum want to kill someone? Even he said so himself. If you'll drop the charges no matter what. Then I'll have no choice to accept." She gave her hand to me and I shook it (while rolling my eyes). What's with this stupid tradition anyway? Deals are deals, no matter how you put them. But what would I expect from a dum- wait, she just said someone said something that's she believed in. But who's he?
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I think it was a boring chapter but the fun would actually begin in the next chapter. You know, since the deal just started. Stay tuned for the next chapter!